Apparatus for producing alcohol.



PATENTE-D SEPT. 17, 1907.

I P. H. BOWLY. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALGOHOL.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21, 1907.

UNllllEill ill NEW YORK, l\'. 1",.

ASHIGNUR OF UN l l l t'llj li'ili 'it) lPltilhUlS L.

Egpeciflcatroin of Letters Fetent.

AP FARAJLUS FOR PRODUCING AIJCUEKGL.

Patented fleplz. 1'7, 1997.

Application filed March 21. 1967. Serial Ila. 363,697.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, FRANKLIN H. BowLY, a. citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Producing Alcohol, of which the following is a. specificatiou. V v

This invention relates to apparatus for producing alcohol by synthetic process, already known, and one of the plrincipal objects of the same is to provide an apparatus of comparatively simple construction, by means of which such-alcohol may be produced at slight cost.

Another object of theinvention is to provide on apparatus which is capable of rapid operation for-producing alcohol from acetylene gee, hydrogen and sub iuric acid by properi y combining the gas and hydrogen and submitting the some to the absorbing action of the acid to which water (about 33%) is then added and then distilling the compound, and condensing the vapor arising from the still.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the apparatus illustrated in the accompanying draw ing, in which. the figure is a section partial clover tion of an apparatus madein accordance-with my in vention Reierring to the drawing for a. more particular description of my invention, the numeral 1. designates an acetylene genera-tor of simple iormcomprising. a casing mounted on suitable legs 2 and provided with a water inlet pipe 3, said pipe being provided with o.

. valve 4 by inc-ins of which the llow of water only be 3 regulated for the purpose of generating gas from the calcium curliid placed Within the casing through a ouitoble hopper or spout 5. I

A pipe 1 provided with n valve 2 communicates with the generator l for injecting hydrogen into the generator; M

A suitable gage G for indicating the presume of gas may be superposed. upon the generator 1.

A tubular shaft 7 communicates with the interior of the generator 1 and is supported upon a leg 8 secured to the floor 9. A

Mounted to rotate uponone end of the tubular shaft 7 is a drum l0 lined with sheet lead or other suitable acid proof material 11, said drum being provided. with a series of shelves 12.

A shalt 13 is secured to the drum at one end, and the opposite end lll mounted to rotate in a bracket 14: se cured to it partition Well 01. other euituble support 16, and on thesiiu-ft 13 is a pulley 17 designed to receive a belt 18 leading to any suitable source of power ior the rotation. of the drum l0.

sulfuric acidiis placed in the drum through the louet nascent acetylene gee evolves considerable-heat and A suitable cock 0! faucet l9 communicates with the drum ne'er its periphery.

A still Ztliu mounted upon a suitable iurnece 21, and provided with a vertical pipe 22 extending from its top or upperside and extending through the floor 9, said still being lined with acid-proof material of suit-- able nature and provided with a drum mil" pipe proyided with a suitable cock or valve 24.

A funnel 25 having its upper end extending tbrougi the lino: 9 is provided with a discharge pipe ZliWlllCh communicates with the interior of the etill'20 and. is provided With a. suitable valve 27 A flaring condenser 28 fitted at its smaller end to the pipe 22 by a liquid tight joint, said condenser. being located in a room above the still, and ouperposed upon the floor 9. Any suitable means may be employed for cooling the condenser 28, the extended area and the flaring construction oi the condenser serving to aesistin acquiring e low temperature-around the pipe 22. A drew-oil cool; 29 is provided at a point near the-lower end of the condenser.

The operation of my invention may be briefly de- 7 scribed as fol lows: Calcium. cerbid is placed in the cae ing 1 and water is started through the pipe 3 to generate acetylene gas. Hydrogen in then injected into the gem orator through the pipe 1 thus converting the nascent acetylene gas into ethylene. Sulfuric acid being placed in the drum 10, the letter is revolved, and the ethylene Gil passes through. the hollow shaft 7 into the interior oi":

tuc'drnm and is mixed thoroughly with the sulfuric acid until the ethylene is completely absorbed. lie

19, said faucet being brought around toward the top of the drum for this purpose. When the indicator has indicated a sufiicient abeomtion of gun, the iaucet 19' is turned to the position shown in the drawing, and the cock is opened to permit the product to flow into the funnel 25 and from thence into the still 20 Where i the product is, distilled, (after having had a requisite quantity of water added to it.) and passing up through the pipe 22 in the form of a. vapor it is discharged into the condenser 28 and drawn off as pure alcohol by means of the cock or faucet 29. The sulfuric acid is recovered through the cock or faucet 24 to be again used in the drum 10.

From the foregoing it will he understood that the thus readily combines with the hydrogen.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: 1. In or. uppuruwe of the character described, a gas generat ng a. mixing drum, a hollow shaft estulvlishiug' 'JlJlllllltlIllCLALiOO between the generator and drum, :1 still, a. pipe loading from the still, 0. condenser having a flaring wall and surrounding said pipe, and means whereby the contents of the mixing drum may be led to the still, sub-" stnntinlly as described. 2. In an apparatus of the character described, a gas generator, a. mixing drum, a hollow shaft establishing I communication between said generator and drum, :1 still,

,a condenser surrounding the outlet pipe from the still, :i

faucet communicating with the drum, a tunnel under said iancet leading to'the still, means for rotating said drum, and a draw-ofli'pipe leading from the sllll.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, it generator, a drum provided with interior-shelves, a hollow shaft leading from the generator to the drum, means for rotating said drum, :1 still, connections between the drum and still, a pipe rising from the still, a flaring condenser surrounding said pipe, and a discharge faucet at the lower portion of said condenser.

In testimony whereof, I afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN H. BOWLY.

Witnesses .Lurns Ii. {\IACKIE, Fnnnnmc C. SeoFmLn. 

